Hop-Maar - Pymetrozine 50%WG

Effect on BPH:

• Stylet blocker: mouthparts gets blocked, no sucking and feeding stop permanently.
• Paralaysis of plant hopper : paralysis of hind leg, not able to move, falling off from the plants or predation by natural enemies.
• Prevention of egg laying in adults, so no hopper resurgence or stops BPH Population explosion.

• First symptoms are visible after 15 minutes. Insects withdraw their stylet and stop feeding within 1 hour. Hoppers do not feed again but remain on the plant leaf for several days and die by way of starvation.

• The best timing of spray is at the early booting stage when BPH population reaches at ETL i.e 8-10 hoppers/hill

• Uniform foliar spray ensuring full coverage
• Maintain agitation while spraying to get best results
• There should be an interval of at least 10-15 days between the 1st and the 2nd spray
• Spray should not be done more than twice in any crop
• Wear safety equipment’s such as gloves, aprons, masks, etc.
• Do not smoke, drink, eat and chew anything while spraying
• Avoid contact with mouth, eyes and skin
• Avoid inhalation the spray mist, fog and vapors
• Take bath properly after application
• Antidote – No specific antidote is known. Treat symptomatically

• Uniform foliar spray ensuring full coverage.
• Best time of application is early morning or late evening.
• Spray should be given covering border area first (from outside to inside) to avoid the escape of hopper.
• Spray should be directed towards the base of the plant.